Fernandez, Rays’ Myers BBWAA rookie award finalists

Wil Myers and Jose Fernandez already have two rookie of the year honors to their credit. Come Monday, they should both have a third.

Marlins right-hander Fernandez, the Alonso High product, is a finalist for the Baseball Writers’ Association of America’s National League Rookie of the Year Award. Myers and Tampa Bay Rays teammate Chris Archer, along with Tigers shortstop Jose Iglesias, are finalists for the BBWAA’s American League Rookie of the Year Award. The awards will be announced Monday evening on the MLB Network.

“I really feel like Wil’s going to take the award home, and he deserves that,” Archer said. “… I’m good with coming in third place, because I was the only pitcher on the list.”

Fernandez, also a finalist for the NL Cy Young Award, is up against Cardinals pitcher Shelby Miller and Dodgers right fielder Yasiel Puig for NL rookie of the year honors.

MLB Network analyst Billy Ripken said he expects Fernandez to be voted the NL’s top rookie.

“He might be the best of all the young pitchers out there in baseball,” Ripken said.

Fernandez had a 1.50 ERA during his last 18 starts. Clayton Kershaw of the Dodgers, the favorite to win the NL Cy Young Award, had a 1.96 ERA during that span.